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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
2
Notices warn readers about signed submissions and advertise local ad rates. The editorial hints at a federal probe into canned goods and beans, praising Boston as a beneficiary of the oversight, reflecting a mix of ads and editorial humor.
In a Sunset Magazine piece by Donald McDonald the writer omits Union County and La Grande while praising Portland and other Oregon centers. Local readers accuse the article of underreporting the Grande Ronde Valley, Union County’s labor strength, and La Grande’s growth, urging broader recognition.
D A Gordon, Canadian Parliament member and noted sugar man, returns from Europe after a long beet sugar buying tour. He asserts beet sugar is essential to staple production and that Canada must learn from Europe to build a strong domestic industry. He predicts the beet sugar business will become one of the greatest in the country.
A quirky note remarks that the Russian phrase for long live the Czar is rarely used today. It also advertises calling 42 for a watermelon fresh off the ice.
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte has forwarded to the president the cases of naval surgeons Pease and Brown who are accused of cribbing in examinations for promotion.
New York August 15 The Standard Oil Company has declared a dividend of six dollars for the quarter.
A报 appears to report Miss Lisa Case known as Asii Isac fleeing to avoid the asylum, following mandates of the President's protectors and departing Oyster Bay on August 16.
Wheat opened at 71 and closed at 70 percent. Corn opened at 49 and closed at 46 percent. Oats opened at 31 and closed at 30 percent.
A warrant sworn by reporter Harry Carr and artist Geo Harnman seeks the arrest of Deputy Sheriff Vignes. The charge alleges he offered Carr two dollars to vote in yesterday's primaries.
Four bids were received on the government offer to buy silver for subsidiary coinage. The bidders held a secret conference with Shaw, the director of the mint.
A brief, unclear text fragment mentions brethren, hive, cash, and a company name-like fragment, without coherent events or identifiable entities. The readable words suggest a personal or poetic line rather than a clear news item.
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